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<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i>This study guide, as noted at the bottom of the study, is from Barb Murphy, and I\u2019m grateful for her efforts. Maybe this can be of use to you in using The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible<\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=jescre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0310284880\")
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<\/i>Thanks Barb.
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(By the way, I get the kindest letters from folks who have read BP and I\u2019m grateful for them.)<\/i><\/p>\n
Chap 1:\u00a0 The book and I<\/b> <\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why did Scot tell us his personal story with the Bible?<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a personal story with the Bible?<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What was the big question that Scot discovered?<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you agree that we all \u201cpick and choose\u201d\/ adopt and adapt the Bible to our culture?<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What did Scot learn about how we pick and choose?<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do we need to know the logic behind our picking and choosing?<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s a blue parakeet represent to Scot?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is reading to retrieve?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0 What are the two kinds<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0 What are the problems with this approach?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is reading through tradition?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the \u201cgreat tradition?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the problem with this approach?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is reading with tradition?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why does Scot call it the third way?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do we do it?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What are the dangers?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What was Scot\u2019s confession?<\/p>\n How did he find renewal?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is Scot\u2019s motto now?<\/p>\n Can you make it your motto?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Complete these statements for yourself<\/p>\n For me the Bible is:<\/p>\n More intimate than __________________________________________<\/p>\n More unusual than ___________________________________________<\/p>\n Has the glory of ____________________________________________<\/p>\n Chap 3:\u00a0 Inkblots and Puzzles\u2013How, then, are we reading?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does Scot describe reading the Bible as story?\u00a0 How would you?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do we want a shortcut?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let\u2019s describe and discuss the five shortcuts Scot sees?\u00a0 What are the problems with each one?<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. Morsels of Law 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have you tried any of these shortcuts?<\/p>\n Chap 4:\u00a0 It\u2019s a Story with Power!\u2013how, then shall we read?<\/b><\/p>\n 1. Why does Scot say \u201ccontext is everything\u201d?\u00a0 Do you have an example?<\/p>\n 2. What\u2019s his \u201cseven word secret\u201d and what does he say it reveals about how we\u2019ve learned to read the Bible.<\/p>\n 3. Why did he bring up the Dewey Decimal System?\u00a0 What was the bottom line of that discussion?<\/p>\n 4. Story of Stephen in Acts 7\u2013why does Scot use this as an example of the right way to read the Bible?<\/p>\n 5. What did you learn from the story of Tyndale?<\/p>\n 6. What was Scot\u2019s confession in this chapter\u2013why did he explain it to us?\u00a0 What \u201cprofoundly profound\u201d realization made him change<\/p>\n 7. What is a wiki-story?\u00a0 How is Mathew 4:1-11 used as an example?<\/p>\n 8. How do you feel about this book so far? Do you buy what he is saying or does some of it make you feel uncomfortable?<\/p>\n Chap 5:\u00a0 The Plot of the Wiki-stories\u2013how does the Bible work?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What three features of a story does the Bible have?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the basic plot of the Bible?\u00a0 That are the basic themes of the Bible story?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What gives the Bible its unity?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What does Scot say is the important thing for us to understand about the story of creation in Genesis 1 and 2?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What four relationships were \u201ccracked\u201d when Adam and Eve disobeyed in 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the giant blue parakeet in the plot of the Bible<\/p>\n What happened to the covenant community?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where is the plot headed?<\/p>\n How does oneness get restored?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What four things are accomplished in Christ\u2019s<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Incarnation<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Death<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resurrection<\/p><\/blockquote>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pentecost<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does the story end?<\/p>\n Chap 6:\u00a0 From paper to person\u2013how do we read God\u2019s words?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What extraordinary claim do we make about the Bible?\u00a0 What question do we skip over?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s the difference between a relationship with the Bible and a relationship with the God of the Bible?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Discuss the five ideas Scot gives about the relational approach to the Bible:<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God does not equal the Bible<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Bible is God\u2019s communication addressed to God\u2019s people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are to listen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are in a Big Conversation<\/p><\/blockquote>\n e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are in relationship with God when we listen to his communication.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Chap 7:\u00a0 God Speaks, We listen\u2013What is our relationship to the God who speaks to us in the bible?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why is having the right view of the Bible (inspiration, etc.) not the point of the Bible?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the point of the parable of the two sons (Matt. 21:28-32)?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How is listening connected to loving?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do words matter? Why does how we respond to words matter?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How important are the words \u201chear\u201d and \u201clisten\u201d in the Bible?<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What three levels of listening does Scot describe?<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What does a non-listener look like?<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What does a listener look like?<\/p>\n Chap 8:\u00a0 the Boring Chapter (on Missional Listening) What does God want to happen to listeners?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 What\u2019s the \u201cso that\u201d of the Bible story?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do we see this is 2 Tim. 3:14-17?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Music Road Hotel\u2019s Fun Water SlideWhat is the mission that God gave the Bible? <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 How is reading the Bible like going down a water slide?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 What promise makes missional listening powerful?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 What useful process did God design into the Bible?<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 What are Good works?\u00a0 How do you know if you are reading the Bible aright?<\/p>\n Discerning\u2013How do I benefit from the Bible?<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Chap 9:\u00a0 The year of living Jesus-ly\u2013what do we do and what do we not do in the Bible?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 What boxes (1-10) did you check as commands we should observe?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Into what categories do you put the rest of the commands?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 What about sex before marriage?\u2013were you looking for a definitive answer?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 How many rules did A.J. Jacobs find? What difficulty would there be in following them all?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Does it bother you to \u201cpick and choose\u201d what you apply from the Bible?\u00a0 What\u2019s the only other option?<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 What did you learn from Scot\u2019s three examples?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus, prayer, and today<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus, conversion, and today<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus, ethics, and today<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What did you see as the point of this chapter?<\/p>\n Chap 10:\u00a0 Finding the pattern of di 1.\u00a0 How would you define discernment?<\/p>\n 2. Why does Scot think it is important to understand diversity in the church when we are discussing discernment?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Is there any way to avoid the messiness of discernment?<\/p>\n 4. What did you learn from the examples of messy discernment?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Divorce and remarriage<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Circumcision<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style of Christian women<\/p><\/blockquote>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Earth-centered cosmology<\/p><\/blockquote>\n e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Death penalty<\/p><\/blockquote>\n f.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tongues<\/p><\/blockquote>\n g.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All things to all<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u00a0 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What does Scot say we are called to do?<\/p>\n Part 4\u2013Women in church ministry today<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Interlude: Scot tells his personal story of how he changed his position on women in ministry\u2013do you have a personal story to tell us on this topic?<\/p>\n Chap 11:\u00a0 The Bible and Women<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 \u201cHe who writes the story controls the glory\u201d What does Scot mean when he says: \u201cThe Bible was written by men, and the Bible tells stories from the angle of men.\u201d?<\/p>\n Do you find it hard to agree with his premise?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 What was the prevailing view of women in the Old Testament?\u00a0 How about in the New Testament?<\/p>\n Do you agree that the Church as fossilized this tradition? a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hard Patriarchy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soft Patriarchy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mutualism<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does the \u201cwaterslide analogy\u201d apply to this discussion?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are you looking forward to the next chapters?\u00a0 Did you read ahead?<\/p>\n Chap 12:\u00a0 What did women do in the Old Testament (OT)?<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0 a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WDWD<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WKSP<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why does Scot say: \u201cThe church has . .\u00a0 perpetuated the fall as a permanent condition?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does Galatians 3:28 connect to Genesis 1:17?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scot gives us three examples of WDWD in the OT. What did you learn about each one?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miriam: Spiritual leader<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deborah: Presidential leade<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Huldah: Prophet above the Prophets<\/p><\/blockquote>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do you think he left Ruth and Esther out of this discussion?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Chap 13:\u00a0 What did women do in the New Testament (NT)?<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who does Scot claim is the most significant woman in the Bible?\u00a0 Does this surprise you?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scot gives four examples of WDWD in the NT. What did you learn about each one?<\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mary: a women of influence<\/p><\/blockquote>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Junia: an Apostle above other apostles<\/p><\/blockquote>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Priscilla: a teacher of scripture and theology<\/p><\/blockquote>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoebe: a deacon and benefactor<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do you feel about this case study so far?\u00a0 Worried? Relieved? Something else?<\/p>\n Chap 14:\u00a0 Silencing the Blue Parakeet (1)<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does Scot streamline the debate over 1 Timothy 2:11-12?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the \u201ctheoretical point of enormous significance for women\u201d? 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s \u201cthe most important verse about new creation\u201d?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s the troubling irony of limiting the WDWD passages in light of the WKSP?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the significance of Pentecost?\u00a0 Acts 2:16-18.\u00a0 How does limiting women\u2019s role contradict the direction of the Bible\u2019s plot?<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are YOU surprised by the sudden WKSP in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35?<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What basics need to be met before someone exercises their gifts in church? Chap 15:\u00a0 Silencing the Blue Parakeet (2)<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why does Scot say \u201ccontext is everything?\u201d<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Describe the \u201cnew Roman woman.\u201d<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 Timothy 2:9-15\u2013How would Scot apply this WKSP for today?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does 1 Timothy 5:11-14 connect to 1 Timothy 2?<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What conclusion does Scot draw on page 202?\u00a0 Do you come to the same one?<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What MUST women do?\u00a0 What\u2019s the principle for today?<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How does understanding the plot of the whole Bible reveal an increasing expansion of women in church ministries?<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In light of 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Scot asks us to toss around this question:\u00a0 \u201cDo you think Paul would put women \u2018behind the pulpit\u2019 if it would have been advantageous \u2018for the sake of the Gospel'\u201d?<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s your reaction to the F.F. Bruce story?<\/p>\n Now What?<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s the genius of the Bible?\u00a0 How should we then read the Bible?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What two things do we need to bring the gospel to our day?<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How is the Bible story for our future?<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In what way has this study helped, changed, or hindered how you will read the Bible from now on?\u00a0 Where are you on the water slide?<\/p>\n \u00a0 Elder, Central Kitsap Presbyterian Church <\/p>\n Used at our women\u2019s study group that met at the Global Bean in Silverdale WA<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This study guide, as noted at the bottom of the study, is from Barb Murphy, and I\u2019m grateful for her efforts. Maybe this can be of use to you in using The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible in your study group. Thanks Barb. 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\n<\/strong>Chap 2:\u00a0 The Birds and I<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Morsels of Blessing and promises
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. Mirrors and inkblots
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4. Puzzling together the pieces to map God\u2019s mind
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5. Maestros <\/p>\n
Genesis 3?<\/p>\n
\nscernment\u2013why do we not follow the Bible sometimes?<\/b><\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scot says (pg 143) \u201cadaptability and development are woven into the very fabric of the Bible.\u201d\u00a0 Can you embrace a messy view of the Bible like this?<\/p>\n
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3.\u00a0 Let\u2019s discuss the three views that Scot presents. How does he define them and what results do we see in the church today:<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scot labels two kinds of passages\/stories in the Bible\u2013what do they mean?<\/p>\n
How does Scot describe our fallen condition?<\/p>\n
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Questions written by Barb S. Murphy, Tracyton WA<\/p>\n